NASCAR starting positions for Darlington Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are unloaded in Darlington, South Carolina for the opening round of the playoffs. The 1.366-mile oval of Darlington Raceway is set for a round of qualifying to set the starting grid for Sunday’s race.
View the Darlington starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Darlington Menu
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson both brushed the wall slightly during practice.
The field is split into two qualifying groups. The fastest 5 from each group advance into the final round of qualifying.
Darlington Qualifying (Round 1, Group A – Top 5) : 1. Christopher Bell (28.985); 2. Brad Keselowski (29.078); 3. Kevin Harvick (29.155); 4. Aric Almirola (29.161); 5. Michael McDowell (29.177)
Darlington Qualifying (Round 1, Group B – Top 5) : 1. Tyler Reddick (28.800); 2. Ryan Blaney (28.870); 3. Denny Hamlin (28.907); 4. Joey Logano (28.924); 5. Chris Buescher (28.944)
Martin Truex Jr brushed the wall on his qualifying lap.
Christopher Bell will start from the pole position at Darlington Raceway. He turned a lap at 29.065 seconds with an average speed of 169.193
Darlington Raceway
Starting Lineup
September 3, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Christopher Bell
29.065
2. Denny Hamlin
29.091
3. Tyler Reddick
29.103
4. Ryan Blaney
29.224
5. Brad Keselowski
29.232
6. Joey Logano
29.245
7. Kevin Harvick
29.249
8. Chris Buescher
29.278
9. Michael McDowell
29.290
10. Aric Almirola
29.406
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Kyle Busch
29.030
12. Chase Briscoe
29.034
13. Chase Elliott
29.095
14. Austin Cindric
29.108
15. Carson Hocevar
29.154
16. AJ Allmendinger
29.168
17. Ty Gibbs
29.192
18. Kyle Larson
29.200
19. Bubba Wallace
29.206
20. Erik Jones
29.215
21. Daniel Suarez
29.236
22. Corey LaJoie
29.252
23. William Byron
29.256
24. Alex Bowman
29.284
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.299
26. Ty Dillon
29.306
27. Ross Chastain
29.337
28. Austin Dillon
29.410
29. Justin Haley
29.447
30. Todd Gilliland
29.452
31. Martin Truex Jr
29.462
32. Harrison Burton
29.477
33. JJ Yeley
29.478
34. Ryan Preece
29.574
35. Ryan Newman
29.711
36. BJ McLeod
29.989
Darlington Raceway
Practice Results
September 2, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Christopher Bell
29.197
2. Michael McDowell
29.398
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.438
4. William Byron
29.510
5. Bubba Wallace
29.519
6. Austin Cindric
29.547
7. Kyle Larson
29.562
8. Denny Hamlin
29.581
9. Chase Briscoe
29.621
10. Brad Keselowski
29.629
11. Martin Truex Jr
29.632
12. Tyler Reddick
29.632
13. Chris Buescher
29.685
14. Harrison Burton
29.715
15. Kyle Busch
29.739
16. Ryan Blaney
29.746
17. Erik Jones
29.754
18. Ty Gibbs
29.783
19. Kevin Harvick
29.788
20. Justin Haley
29.792
21. Ryan Preece
29.802
22. Corey LaJoie
29.814
23. Ross Chastain
29.822
24. Aric Almirola
29.841
25. AJ Allmendinger
29.865
26. Joey Logano
29.865
27. Todd Gilliland
29.869
28. Ty Dillon
29.930
29. Carson Hocevar
29.935
30. Chase Elliott
29.972
31. Daniel Suarez
29.992
32. Alex Bowman
29.995
33. JJ Yeley
30.044
34. BJ McLeod
30.064
35. Austin Dillon
30.119
36. Ryan Newman
30.157
